S'ina sapa wocekiye taeyanpaha = Catholic Sioux herald

SUPPLEMENT TO THE

I

APRIL 15. 1912.

DEATH OF VEN.
SISTER SERAPHINA,
O. S. B.

On the first day of March, which was
also the first Friday of the month, and
the first day of the month of St. Jo-
seph, a very nseful and meritorious life
came to a close at St. Alexius Hospital,
Bismarck, N. D. On that day in the
afternoon at 3:30, died in that institu-
tion the Ven. Sister M. Seraphina Ecker-
O. S. B. Superior of the Sisters of the
Indian School at Fort Yates or Stand-
ing Rock Agency, N. D. On January
20, Sister SeraphJLa came for medical
treatment to St. Alexius Hospital, where
she at times had been before for the
same purpose. On February 10 she un
dervvent a very serious operation and had
been between life and death ever since.
The departed Sister was born in 1863,
made her vows in 1886 as a member of
the Sacred Heart Convent at Fankton,
S. D. and celebrated her Silver Jubilee
or 25 anniversary of her Sacred Profes-
sion on November 21, 1911.

Immediately after her profession Sr.
Seraphina did active work as teacher in
different Catholic Parochial Schools in
South Dakota. In the summer of 1891
she was sent to the Indian School at
Fort Yates or Standing Bock Agency,
N.D. where she had been ever since. She
held there for a number of years the
position as Teacher and later on that of
Matron.

She very soon endeared herseif greatly
to her Indian pupils to whom she had
always been a loving mother, a well
meaning adviser and faithful guide and
friend. Already in the beginning of her
educational work among the Indians
inspecting government officials readily
recognized her work as a gifted and
successful educator and teacher.

In the year 1892 — the tben General
Superintendent of Indian Schools, Doc-
tor Daniel Dorchester of Boston, Mass.
— a Methodist Minister of the real old
School, made a tour of inspection
through the Standing Rock country.
In hie reports on the different depart-
ments an^d classrooms of the Standing
Rock Agency school he spoke very
warmly and with much feeling of the
noble self sacrificing work of Sr. Sera-
phina and especially of her truly moth-
erly love for those intrusted to her care,
closing bis remarks with the significant
words: "Sister Seraphina is one of
those true reai teachers, who carries and
bears, as it were, her pupils in her
heart." These well chosen words of Dr.
Dorchester characterize very beauti-
fully the whole life work of Sr. Seraphi-
na as Teacher and Matron of the Indian
School that becomes her second home
wbere she spent the greatest and most
valuable portion of her life, more than
twenty (20) long years.

Being very talented and accomplished

and always faithful to duty her death
causes a great loss to her Sisterhood and
the school. Her name and work where
very favorably known to the Indian Of-
fice and also to the Bureau of Catholic
Indian Missions in Washington, D. C.
and visiting Inspectors had always a
word of praise for Sr. Seraphina, wher-
ever they went after having once be-
come acquainted with her. She likewise
enjoyed great popularity among the In-
diausand Whites of the Reservation, and
had in particular a warm place in the
hearts of the Indian children confided to
her gentle care, and who so very fervent
ly prayed every day for her speedy re-
covery during her late sickness. But God
had willed and disposed otherwise. He
took the good Sister to Himself after
much patient suffering endured with
full resignation into God's Holy Will
During the days of her most painful
sickness from whicn she never ei ter-
ta;ned any hope of recovering she pre-
pared herself with the greatest possible
fervor and devotion for the coming end.
fortified by the Rites of the Church, aud
often strengthened by the devout re-
ception of Holy Communion, which she
had the happiness of receiving yet
shortly before her death.

The worthy Superintendent of the
school to which she belonged, and with
whom she worked harmoniously for 15
long years had the privilege of beiEg
present at her last moments, and he had
no other words to say of what he wit-
nessed than these: 'Tf there is ever any
beauty about a deathbed scene, then
certainly this was a most beautiful and
edifying death." A pious lady and a
good friend of Sr. Seraphina, who had
come with her to the hospital, and who
had trie happiness of being near the
deathbed of the good Sister, when she
breathed her last, could not help but
saying: "Indeed if I had ten daughters
and all wanted to join the Sisters, I
would be only to glad to give them all
to God, if I nad the assurance that they
would die such a peaceful, consoling
death.

Our most sincere and heartfelt sympa
thy is herewith extended to her father
and her brothers, to the School and the
Benedictine Sisters at Fort Yates, who
suffered such a heavy loss by the rather
untimely departure from this earth of
Sister Seraphina, the more so as this is
the second Sister taken away from them
by death within a year— as last summer
there died there also Ven. Sr. Aloysia
Doppler, who for 25 or more years did
excellent worK in the Standing Rock
schools, and was equally beloved by old
and young — having also been a true
mother to the Indian children who al-
ways took delight in seenig her, and felt
greatly consoled and relieved, when they
could pour their little troubles and woes
into her tender, sympathizing motherly
heart.

We recommend the repose of the souls

of these two Sisters to the prayers of the
readers of the Eyanpaha and to all who
knew them or have heard of them.
R. I. P.

In conclusion a word of sincere, well
deserved thanks to the Superior, Ven.
Sister Boniface and tbe Benedictine Sis
ters of St. Alexius Hospital and to the
Superior, Ven. Sr. Magdelen and the Be-
nedictine Sisters of St. Mary's School at
Bismarck, N. D. who are from the St.
Benedict's Convent in St. Joseph, Minn.
Sr. Seraphina belonged to the Sacred
Heart Convent of the Benedicts e Sis-
ters in Yankton. S. D. but on account of
Fort Yates being nearer to BismarcK
she. with the permission of her Supe-
riors, from time to time scught medical
aid at the St. Alexius Hosptial m the
capital city of North Dakota, wi ere the
hospitable doors of that inst.tutiou were
alwa\s open to her. for a hearty wel-
come. It was tneu God's will, that she
should close her life m the place, in
which she enjoyed tne Sisters' hospitali-
ty and kindi.ess often before to a great
extent. Tne Sisters of St. Alexius Hos-
pital together with their able physicians
aud the trained nurses in tneir service
did all in their power to save tne prec
ious life, bestowing upon her all their
tenderest care, as if she was their very
own and even more — and when the sav-
ing of her bodily life was despaired of,
and no hope could be entertained any
more, the most thoughtful, considerate
and zealous care was shown in preparing
ner for her last journey into that eter-
nal life, which is after all the only life
worth enjoying and living for. And in
her death her body and soul stili receiv-
ed their undivided attention as the Sis-
ters in the Hospital and from the School
Kept faitnful and prayerful vigil, when
the corpse was reverently kept in the
Hospital Parlors. In devoted love they
accompanied the mortal remains to the
train which was to take her out of their
sight, but not out of their hearts.

M.

Crow Creek Reservation.
CHRONICLE FOE 1911-

FATHER AMBROSE MATTINGLY,
O. S. B.

Baptisms.

Feb. 4, Chas. Martin, child of Frank
Fog and Emma Merriville, born Feb. 2,
1911. God parents Felix Horn Dog and
Mrs. Emma Chase.

March 21, Mary, child of Joseph Touch
and Lizzie Willow Bark; born March
14, 1911. Godmother, Anna Little Cloud.

April 9, Alfred, child of Martin Chase
and Emma Bold; born March 25.

Godparents Willie Skunk and Ange-
lique White.

April 7, Emily Fast Walker, child of

Mrs. Edith Track, born Aug. 30; 1910.

Godparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jos. All

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Around.

April 15, Sophie Strong, aged about 27
years. Godmother, Lucy Swift Hawk.
' Baptism Conditional.

April 15, Olive Mary, child of Louis
Archambeau aged 7 years.

April 15, Edna Hermine, child of Mr.
and Mrs. Peter Different Horse; aged
about 11 yrs. Godmother, Anna Little
Cloud. Baptism Conditional.

April 15, Alice Cecilia, child of Mr.
Mrs. Peter Different Horse, aged about
9 yrs. Godmother Nancy Left Hand.
Conditional Baptism.

April 15, Lily Agnes, child of Mr. and
Mrs. Peter Different Horse, aged about
7 yrs. Baptism Conditional.

May 14, Herman Joseph, child of Geo,
Shie.d and Grace Banks, born March 24.
1911; sponsors Peter Archambeau and
Nancy Holy Cedar.

July j9, Mary, child of Pius Red Water
and Jennie LiKes Him, Godmother
Mary Odelia White.

July 24. Lucy, child of Benjamin St-
John and Annie Smells the Earth, born
July 19, 1911. Godmother Angelique
White.

Aug. 3, Lucy, child of January Skunk
and Sussie Surrounded, born May 22.
1011, sponsor, Paul Touch.

Oct. 11, Isabelle, child of Never Misses
and Mary Wilgus, born Oct. 7, 1911.
Godmother Lucy Swift Hawk.

Dec. 8, Sarah Stella, child of Ed. Fer-
ris and Julia Archambeau, born April 28
1903. Godmother, Florence Archambeau-

Pearl Mary, child of Ed Ferris and
Julia Archambeau, born May 18, 1899.
Godmother Florence Archambeau.

Dec. 14, Rosalie, child of Jos. St. John
and Alice Red Woman, born Dec, 7, '11.
Godmother, Mrs. Anna St. John.

DEATHS.

Jan. 2, Henry Bradley, aged 32 years.
Henry died well provided with the last
Sacraments.

Jan. 24, Felix White Shell, after de-
vout reception of the holy sacraments-
Felix was 21 years old.^

June 26, Willie, child of Mr. and Mrs.
Clement Wounded Knee, agea 3 % y rs -

July 16, Charles Barry died suddenly
being thrown from horse.

July 21, Victoria, chili of Mr. and Mrs.
Geo. Shield, aged 4 years.

Aug. 18; Rosie, child of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Fog, aged 13 years.

Aug. 13, Anna Zenobia, child of Frank
Ptemani and Celeste Hintewin; aged 9
yrs. Anna died a few hours after her
first holy Communion and the reception
of holy Extreme Unction.

A ug. 22, Rosie, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Greg. Turner, aged 15 yrs. Rosie
received the last sacraments very de-
voutly.

Sept. 18, Mary, child of Pius Red Wa-
ter, aged 2 months.

Dec. 25, Charles, child of Mr. and Mrs-
Frank Fog, aged 11 months.

MARRIED.

Feb. 12, Joseph Plays with Iron and
Anna Four Horns.

Sept. 4, Willie Skunk and Angeligue
White.

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APRIL 15. 1912.

OARLIN, S. D. March 9, 1912
Eyanpaha.

Protestant wicasa wan
taku yaotanin unkan Y. M. C. A.
o^a wan ein kta yunkan sinasapa
wan el hi na miniakastan. Yun-
kan he wamanu heca keye lo.
Sinasapa wocekiye kin otokahe
tanhan Yewicasipi kin etanhan
u we lo. He el tona opapi na
miniawicakastanpi hantans nipi
kta ca wowapi wakan kin el caje
yatelo, na tohinni Protestants
wocekiye Wakantanka karnige
sni. Jesus maka akanl on qon
hehan Protestant wocekiye kin
he karnige sni; tka Sinasapa
Wocekiye hecela. Yunkan wicoie
wan caje blate kin he St. John
10. 1, 10. Yunkan Jesus hecel
eya: "'Tarinca ^tiyopa kin he
Miye." Yunkan Sinasapa Woce-
kiye he ke lo. Yunkan he tona
opapi sni tiy opa kin okna iyayapi
sni hantans hena wamanu hecapi.
Ho mitakuyepi, ablezapo; lecala
waonspekiyapi Protestant woce-
kiye hena wicakapelo. Ho eya
Sinasapa wocekiye kin he ataya
wicaunlapi kta caje yatelo. nahe
wowicala kin na wowicake kin e
yelo. Yunkan hececa esa wicasa
ikceka eya wocekiye kagapi,
yunkan John 101 el cajeyate lo.
Ho ake Rom, 10. 15. Yunkan
Sinasapa wocekiye kin hecela kta
ca oaievatelo John 14 R Ynn-

wicasa ota yasicapi. Yasicapi
kin heon wowapi kin le wakage
lo: heon Sinasapa woonspe kin
otokahe tanhan oyakapi heciya-
tanhan hankeya cajeblate. Eya
Eyanpaha el tokinni wotanin wa-
kage sni. heon iyuha Sinasapa
wocekiye kin wicaunlapi kta
iyececa. Cantewasteya nape
ciyuzapi. Daniel Creek.

CHERRY CREEK,

March 17, 1912.
Eyanpaha.

Hekta 1911 qon hehan
cathechist hemaca na wanna le
omaka kin Cherry Creek, S. D.
qel wicasa 2 Bishop wicakarnige
woawanyanke tanka wicaqu,,
George Fisherman, Ed. Swan.
Lenayos wicoran yuhapi na ake
catechist wicoran kin maqupi na
wi iyohila $5 • maqupi, na icun-
han waoyuspa Ed. Wasicu han-
ska eciyapi, kici unqonpi, yukan
wi wanji iye tamazaska $5 ' oma-
kiye, St. Joseph oko. itancan
kin, Matotamaheca cinca wan
ptehincala wan $10-00 ikipiya
omakiye. Ho hecel wicoran kin
le hektatanhan yuha wau tka
oteriya yuha wowasi ecamon.
Yunkan tuwe wicoran wan yuha
kin tanyan awanyaka okihi sni
tka lecel Jesus eye, "Tuwe wi-
camala kin he Ate wicala kte na

he iconhan nma wocekiye kiksu-
ya qa iyokipiya qa iyuskinyan
wokakije yuha, canke nina Wa-
kantanka ektakiya wopida epa.
Anpetu iyohina qa tokata wa-
wekclakin kta wacin on nina po-
cekiye epa.

Feb. 24, '12,anpetu en Father
Ambrose, O. S. B. wati en wo-
snapi econ qa en miye, winyan
qa hoksina mitawa owasin Yuta-
piwakan unkicupi qa hoksina
wan sdawakan ion, qa March 10,
hinhanna wihiyayena 7 hehan
irpeya unkiyayapi. March 13;
wosnapi ecakiciconpi, qa hehan
wicarapi makoce wakan en eun-
papi. Dena wicasawakan unki-
tawapi ihunniya en skan qa nina
pidamakiya qa hoksina mitawa
kin de hekta omaka iyamni hee-
han South Dakota omniciye tan-
ka Tansaonwakpa etu kta tka
kiknakapi heehan he wicayusu-
tapi econ kta icieonza heon Fort
Totten N. D. ekta omniciye tan-
ka ekta kluha unkipi qa Rt. Rev.
Bishop Shanley tona wicayusu-
tapi wicaqu kin en hoksina mi-
tawa opa qa hetanhan decen wi-
cacaje qupi, Joseph White oowan
cokaya kin he wicayusutapi wi-
cacaje oowan tokaheya kin ee.

South Dakota omniciye tanka
Rosebud Agency en econpi kte
cin en micinksi ou taku eDa tka

pasiya iye ta wacin on etanhan
el opa yelo. Omniciye unqonpi
canteunwastepi, olowan 32 unka-
hiyay'a na omniciye ataya nape
unkluzapi. St. Joseph na St
Mary yaonpi kin wocekiye eyeci-
yapi kinhan Wakantanka okiye
kinhan tiwahe ataya el upi kta.

Nitakolapi.

George Spotted Elk.

SOLEN, N. D. Feb. 1911.
Epanpaha.

Hantesa okodakiciye
kin unciscipila tka wicoran wan
oterike ca iyopteunyanpi. Tipi
wakan uncinpi na lila iyotiyeun-
kiyapi, na kitanr-ci wana ecel aye
cin on icante unwastepi. Eya*
wana tanin'/an yanke cin $708 .
icazopi kin hena nahanr ota hiyu
sni; heon mitakolapi, tona tipi
wakan iyecazopi kin hena ye-
ksuyapi kta wacin.

Joseph Two Bull te lo.

Wocekiye okna yeksuyapi wa-
cin. Nitakolapi,

Paul Hairychin.

WHITE RIVER, S. D.
March 7, 1912.
Ring Thunder Camp, sacred Heart
church el st. Joseph na st. Mary omnici-
ye onpi kin Nov. 5 1912 he etan congress
on wamnayau.

ceKiye kin mankyapi. ±10 mita-
kuyepi tohinni Protestant woce-
kiye kin he Wakantanka karnige
sni. Wakantanka iyerca hecel
eya' wicasa wokcan kin hena to-
hinni yewicawasi sni, nakun to-
hinni wowicakeyake sni, tuka
woyakapi ece, Jerem. 23, 21. Ho
mitakuyepi; ablezapo; tohinni
Wakantanka wanji wicoran qu
sni ehantans waonspekiya okihi
sni. Jesus Yewicasipi akenom
wicakage kin etan St. Peter oran
kin el Sinasapa wocekiye kin
kagapi Inyan eciyapi (Catholic
Church is founded upon Peter's
faith.) nakun towicala kin tohin-
ni iyotpani Kte sni. Yunkan Jesus
hecel karnige na wicasa tokeca
wanji wicoran qu sni, Peter ecel
yunkan hececa sa inhans. wicasa
eya eye towitanpi kin on ©woce-
kiye kagapi, Sinasapa tonspe
etanhan yutokecapi; wicasa kin

lena epi: — Martin Luther,

Henry VIII. Robert Brown,

Calvin, etc.

Ho mitakuyepi- tona Sinasapa
wocekiye oyapapi tka nakun
wocekiye tokeca el yaskanpi kin
ito, ableza po. Mitakuyepi, wi-
casa eya wocekiye tokeca kar
aupiqon hena tohinni Wakantan-
ka wicoran hecel wicaqu sni tka
hecel eya tuweni iyecinka wowi-
tan kin le icu kte sni tka, Aaron
iyecel icu kta. Heb. 5.1! Mita-
kuyepi, wocekiye unkitawapi

icupi kta sece ecanmi kte sni tka
cante wanjila waon kin Jesus ite
makipazo kte sece ecanmi na he
sutaya mitawacin ni ecanmi;
wowicaia wanjila bluha ni ecami.
Ho hecel teriya rtawani lakas
makakipi kin he iyomakipi; na
heon mikcaptapi kte cin he waste
na heon mikcaptapi kte sni kin
he waste sni hecel on makakipi
kin he iyomakipi, hecel Eyanpa-
ha el tona ocekiye el nicakikipi
hena waste. Nape ciyuzapi.
Henry Grouse Running.

zapi. Nitakodapi.

Thomas White.

CROW CREEK, S. D.
March 26, 1912.
Eyanpaha.

Taku wanji wakdaotanin
kta wacin. He wicoran kin on
onakicironyan unqonpi kta on
etanhan unyuhapi, qa tona wica-
keya opeyatonpi kin hemawanji
naceca tka tohinni en takuna
bduotanin sni; tka tona Eyanpa
ha wicakeya kodayayapi kin
mitakodopi onamayaronpi kta
wacin. Micinca wan, waniyetu
zaptan cagu wayazan qa hekta
Oct, 27 "11 hetanhan owanjina
timahen on qa Jan. wi 1912 he
hetanhan iyotan anpetu qa han
hepi koya tohinni hukundwanke
sni, ohinni iyotankehan yanka.
qa mani okihi sni, wi nupa sam
anpetu wikcemna hehanyan mi
cinksi kduhaiyotiyeunkiyapitka

MAZAWAKPALA ETANHAN.

St. Joseph na St. Mary lei un-
qonpi etanhan Catechist heca
waon yunkan lehanl lecel eca-
miconpi. Charles P. Pin $ -25
Jessie Holy Eagle 25

Joseph Cuwila 50

St. Joseph okolakiciye 50

St. Mary 50

Oct. 15, 1910 hehan Father
Westropp, S. J. kin na koska
nonb wicoran unqon Clement
Picket Pin, tka miye teriya rta-
wani, maka maniyan wocekiye
eya omawani. Yunkan leca wi-
coran waste kin ecamiconpi, na
heon Wicoiye wan weksuya. St.
Paul eya: Sutaya najinpo; na
wicoiye wowapi unkitawapi kin
eciyatanhan onspeniciyapi kin
he tinsya yuhapc, eye ?on he
awacin maka; cante kin tinsya-
han kluhapi kin he taku waste
kin on okihipi kta siolwaye.
Nitakuyepi.
Andrew R. Blanket.

LITTLE WHITE RIVER. S. D.
Eyanpaha.

Hekta Jan, wi kin he
el koska wasterca wan, wacin-
ye pica ca, John First in Trouble
Sinasapa el opa. Sinaska heca
tka. Iyeqe ableze na iyukcan na

Brave Eagle
Louisa Robideaux
Mrs. Brave Eagle
Wm.

Felix F. E. Feather
Ernest' Botner the Hawk
Ben swift Crockery
John Blue Thunder
Porcupine Tail
Louis Bull Eagle
Moses Good Voice
John Blue Thunder
Lrave Eagle
Mary scout

10
50
25
10
25
50
05
25
1 00
10
25
25
25
25
$11.90
Na st. Ignatius church, White River,
el st. Joseph n a st. Mary omnicide con-
gress wamnaye km Fannie standing Elk
e he $53.25 el wanna eknaKe.

Aslayela yuhapi $235.25

Hekta qonhan pteidesKa blaotanin 19
Martha spotted Bird " 1

John " 1

Mrs. Mary smith 1

Joe Iyott jr 1

Leading White Cow *' 1

Ataya " kin 24

1 horse, 1 sheep.

Makizita ciqala el omniciye tanka yu-
hapi kte el ecela lena wamnakiyapi kta,
nahanrcin lila rein econpi sni, na lecala
omniciye tipi el kagapi kta nahanrcin
tanyan yustanpi sni. Little White R.
el na onma omniciye Rosebud oyanke
onpi kin nananrcin takuni owamnaye
econpi sni, e e taku wan lila skanpi na
wanna wanjikji on tuiciyapi'ska onawa-
ron congres el lila rein oitancan cinpi na
on lila rein ontuicin yapi ska nawaron
Cantewasteya nape ciyuzapi.

Aet. C. Bordeaux.